does god know why??

[Tom]

<?php

/******************************************************************
Am I off or online?
Simple function to check if your SHOUTcast server has a source connected and
is online.

License, free, use like the wind blows. Be nice and recognize that
it was written by Jay Krivanek of <a href="http://www.radiotoolbox.com" target="_blank">www.radiotoolbox.com</a> <img src="images/smilies/wink.gif" border="0" alt="">
******************************************************************/

$host="24.57.242.197";
$port=8010;
$wait_sec=2;


$fp = fsockopen($host, $port, &$errstr, &$errno, $wait_sec);

if ($fp)
{
fputs($fp, "GET / HTTP/1.0\r\nUser-Agent:AmIoffOrOn\r\n\r\n");

$ret = fgets($fp, 255);

if (ereg("200", $ret))
{
echo "Online";
}
else
{
echo "Offline";
}

fclose($fp);
}
else
{
echo "Offline";
}


?>